self-abasing

adjective

Humbling by the consciousness of guilt or by shame.

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Meanings

adjectiveself-abasing (comparative more self-abasing, superlative most self-abasing)

comparative more self-abasing · superlative most self-abasing

  1. Humbling by the consciousness of guilt or by shame.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
obsequioussuckysycophanticunctuous

Origin

From self- + abasing.

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APA

self-abasing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-abasing

MLA

“self-abasing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-abasing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “self-abasing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/self-abasing.

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